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i would also add that life in benghazi has changed significantly. chris and his team have reported that you have ngos springing up, you have people debating with each other, debating political issues. you have a seminar at the university yesterday of a professor talking about constitutional issues. you have cultural events. you have poetry readings. you have newspapers. he and his team and i think others have described the situation as a world that you would not recognize and have you -- have you been in libya on february 16. to their credit, this is part of the consequence of having a group like this which which the opposition to gadhafi and we're seeing what we -- what could be the world to be foreshadowed in the life of benghazi right now. in terms of the coffee -- gaddafi, you know our policy with respect to assassination. it was reiterated by jake sullivan here yesterday. i've not spoken to anybody and i do not believe that any credible group or individual sees a solution to the libyan problem without the removal of gaddafi, one way or another.
i would also add that life in benghazi has changed significantly. chris and his team have reported that you have ngos springing up, you have people debating with each other, debating political issues. you have a seminar at the university yesterday of a professor talking about constitutional issues. you have cultural events. you have poetry readings. you have newspapers. he and his team and i think others have described the situation as a world that you would not recognize and have you -- have...
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benghazi. pedro struck. he is so outsmarting the u.s. that people in russia like him. you have us that we are fighting. another country wants to come in. we sent in our posters. guess what, they want to form with russia. how are we involved? is that you're supposed to be involved in this? they do not want to get involved. why is it us? and you have china. i love politics. i have been studying it. despite what others are saying, i never said i was running other than the premise that i might run. i need a speech in new hampshire for a friend of mine. it is enmity, everyone thought i was running for president. --ave it considered consideration. i do not know what happened to me at romney -- mitt romney. anima and building all of these buildings that we are doing. i left you what i am doing. i do it well. what is the secret to success? you have got to love what you do. i prefer not planning. preferred it. the only person which people -- i am a private company. some people say it is 10 billion or $2 billion. they have no idea. i am the only candidate in history. do you thin
benghazi. pedro struck. he is so outsmarting the u.s. that people in russia like him. you have us that we are fighting. another country wants to come in. we sent in our posters. guess what, they want to form with russia. how are we involved? is that you're supposed to be involved in this? they do not want to get involved. why is it us? and you have china. i love politics. i have been studying it. despite what others are saying, i never said i was running other than the premise that i might run....
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i basically wanted to talk about benghazi and the cover-up. al qaeda definitely played a role in going in there and manipulating certain groups to go in and attack heard it might not have been a high-ranking al qaeda, but they definitely had an effect in that area. for us to sit by for several hours during a firefight and not come to the rescue is pathetic. to leave them high and dry is the most -- to have no common ability whatsoever is just the most ridiculous thing. every time something like that breaks, mr. obama or slick as i call him, he goes out and hopes that after certain. of time the american public will just let it wash away and forget about it, which seems to be the atlosophy of the government the point whenever it messes up. there's no accountability. the irs scandal, there is no accountability for them taking an election ruling it your way , beingure the government able to shut down certain groups. both of those two stores are pretty scary. our government, the direction that they're taking is scary. it is not the way this country
i basically wanted to talk about benghazi and the cover-up. al qaeda definitely played a role in going in there and manipulating certain groups to go in and attack heard it might not have been a high-ranking al qaeda, but they definitely had an effect in that area. for us to sit by for several hours during a firefight and not come to the rescue is pathetic. to leave them high and dry is the most -- to have no common ability whatsoever is just the most ridiculous thing. every time something like...
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the israelis will not withdraw unless they know the west bank will not become benghazi. no one can blame any leader of israel for being concerned about that reality. president obama's approach begins with america's steadfast equipment to israel's security. he knows and i know -- i know that there cannot be peace unless israel's security and its needs are met. we have put the full range of resources of the u.s. government behind this effort in an unprecedented way. for the past nine months, a team led by general john allen, a four-star general and one of the most respected minds in the u.s. military, has been engaged in a comprehensive security dialogue with our israeli and palestinian counterparts. based on his efforts, we are confident that, together with israel, working with jordan, working with the palestinians, working with us, all of us together can create a security structure that meets the highest standards anywhere in the world. and by developing a layered defense that includes significantly strengthening defenses on both sides of the border by deploying state-of
the israelis will not withdraw unless they know the west bank will not become benghazi. no one can blame any leader of israel for being concerned about that reality. president obama's approach begins with america's steadfast equipment to israel's security. he knows and i know -- i know that there cannot be peace unless israel's security and its needs are met. we have put the full range of resources of the u.s. government behind this effort in an unprecedented way. for the past nine months, a...
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guest: benghazi is an interesting issue. congress trend -- challenging whether the consulate was safe enough. there were a lot of questions in the beginning about something bad happening. these arguments have frayed as the questions get more political around unfortunate mistakes. when congress acts together, that is when congress is thus popular. real quickly on the first point, putting partisanship aside, that is not in the minds of many of the folks up there, but they were elected they put their politics behind them. they believe that they were elected to see it through and elected to do those things. i run the utility index, which tracks how much it's done. we are on track for another win here. host: this tweet -- guest: i think it is his second term. he has absolutely become the face of those who are challenging their leadership and president obama. he is one of the biggest challengers around going to war and the nsa. something that he has taken over for ron paul, the former congressman, who was known as dr. noel for vot
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mission in benghazi was largely an attack on the cia installation. they are a little more focused on the counter-terror mission, a little more focused on certain parts rather than others. yes, they are a more diverse world with more unknown threats better just harder to get a handle on and to combat in the world where the people we are fighting are just not wearing uniforms or marching in line and are not shooting at us in tanks. they are either doing terrorist attacks or cyber attacks, which are even more difficult to fight. host: thank you very much for your time. guest: sure, at any time. >> and now more on the nomination of john brennan for the head of the cia. host: we are back with former congresswoman jane harmon. served on the intelligence committee from 2003 until 2007. let's begin with the pick of john brennan. why do you think the president chose him? what does this job entail? guest: he has been in the catbird seat for four years. he was going to be the pick four years ago and his name was withdrawn at the last minute. as the guy in the w
mission in benghazi was largely an attack on the cia installation. they are a little more focused on the counter-terror mission, a little more focused on certain parts rather than others. yes, they are a more diverse world with more unknown threats better just harder to get a handle on and to combat in the world where the people we are fighting are just not wearing uniforms or marching in line and are not shooting at us in tanks. they are either doing terrorist attacks or cyber attacks, which...
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when the paoeeople of benghazi e a girl in pakistan of course shot for wanting an ducation and children are desperate for food or aid we by.'t walk our values are not just a source of pride for us. they are a source of hope for the world. nelson mandela stood supreme court. was making the case for his life he invokedrtheid and the example of britain. foraid i have great respect british political institutions and for the country's system of justice. said i regard the british parliament as the most institution in the world. our parcel. our way of life so often down the centuries the hope.as given people we have shown that democracy and hand in hand. go that refuse lugs is found not the gh the bullet but ballot box. our values are a value to the world. in the darkest times in human history there's been in the light that never goes out. nations amiliar of broke up, something very the ful and very precious world over would go out forever. is a moral, economic, gee yes political, diplomatic and, yes, let's say it proudly, motional case for keeping the united kingdom together. but still howeve
when the paoeeople of benghazi e a girl in pakistan of course shot for wanting an ducation and children are desperate for food or aid we by.'t walk our values are not just a source of pride for us. they are a source of hope for the world. nelson mandela stood supreme court. was making the case for his life he invokedrtheid and the example of britain. foraid i have great respect british political institutions and for the country's system of justice. said i regard the british parliament as the...
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benghazi, catastrophic. russia. putin has an 80% popularity in this country. i thought they didn't like him a year ago. but he's so outsmarting the united states. all of a sudden the people in russia like him. you have us, we are fighting, and another country wants to come in -- they love russia. we send in our pollsters. guess what? they want to form with russia. how are we involved? we are involved in this. isn't europe supposed to be involved? they don't want to get involved because they don't want to anger russia. we get it. why? then you have china. now, the old time curse, i love politics and i have been studying politics, and despite what myron was saying, i never said i was running, other than i said i might run, i never did. but everybody thinks -- i made a speech in new hampshire years ago for a friend of mine, because i made a speech, everybody said i was running for president. which i wasn't. i did give it serious consideration. i don't know what happened to mitt romney. it looked like he was doing fine. i was leading in every poll. i love what i'm
benghazi, catastrophic. russia. putin has an 80% popularity in this country. i thought they didn't like him a year ago. but he's so outsmarting the united states. all of a sudden the people in russia like him. you have us, we are fighting, and another country wants to come in -- they love russia. we send in our pollsters. guess what? they want to form with russia. how are we involved? we are involved in this. isn't europe supposed to be involved? they don't want to get involved because they...
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they did not even investigate the irs or benghazi. the staten island newspaper reported on those as well. michael grimm represents that area. they said the incident exploded on social media. with immediate members rushing to the reporter's defense. other controversies from grimm's past were dredged up. arkansas. caller: oh my. we cannot even talk about grimm without talking about the president. taken to thebe ethics committee. if he was just a regular citizen, he would have already been locked up. if i said that to my neighbor and it was recorded where she could take it and show people she said this to me, i would be arrested for terroristic threatening or, i don't know what it is called. out to really get hung dry for saying such a thing. i think our president is doing a great job. i don't believe he has lied about the statement about the affordable care act. i believe the insurance companies have done all they can to make it look -- some insurance companies. some people have really benefited from the affordable care act. since they
they did not even investigate the irs or benghazi. the staten island newspaper reported on those as well. michael grimm represents that area. they said the incident exploded on social media. with immediate members rushing to the reporter's defense. other controversies from grimm's past were dredged up. arkansas. caller: oh my. we cannot even talk about grimm without talking about the president. taken to thebe ethics committee. if he was just a regular citizen, he would have already been locked...
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benghazi is an interesting issue. congress trend -- challenging whether the consulate was safe enough. there were a lot of questions in the beginning about something bad happening. have frayed as the questions get more political around unfortunate mistakes. when congress acts together, that is when congress is thus popular. quickly on the first point, putting partisanship is not in the minds of many of the folks up there, were elected they put their politics behind them. they believe that they were andted to see it through elected to do those things. i run the utility index, which tracks how much it's done. we are on track for another win here. tweet -- guest: i think it is his second term. he has absolutely become the face of those who are challenging their leadership and president obama. he is one of the biggest challengers around going to war and the nsa. something that he has taken over for ron paul, the former congressman, who was known as dr. noel for voting against policy. a strongtely has stance that is gettin
benghazi is an interesting issue. congress trend -- challenging whether the consulate was safe enough. there were a lot of questions in the beginning about something bad happening. have frayed as the questions get more political around unfortunate mistakes. when congress acts together, that is when congress is thus popular. quickly on the first point, putting partisanship is not in the minds of many of the folks up there, were elected they put their politics behind them. they believe that they...
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david petraeus, at the heart of the benghazi dispute. "they asked to host: will the committee be investigating the role of david petraeus in this? guest: the chairman has been very clear on that issue, we will be investigating everyone when it comes to benghazi. we have to continue to bring in everyone and ask them the truth. from the national security point of view, we need to make sure that those classified documents state classified and do not get shared, but there is so much out there that is in an unclassified version that would give you pause. who gave the order? hasadministration right now the ability to say, listen, these people made the decision not to give clearance. really, this is something they could come forward with today. host: talking about talking points the article goes on to say that the only government entity that did not object was the white house, which played the role of mediator -- guest: which is why we know it is not a national security issue. when you have people objecting on are on new administration were cia
david petraeus, at the heart of the benghazi dispute. "they asked to host: will the committee be investigating the role of david petraeus in this? guest: the chairman has been very clear on that issue, we will be investigating everyone when it comes to benghazi. we have to continue to bring in everyone and ask them the truth. from the national security point of view, we need to make sure that those classified documents state classified and do not get shared, but there is so much out there...
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of the scandals that we are talking about, benghazi, the scrutiny, i media think the irs is the one that most people have more resonance with. everybody deals with the irs in some way, and a lot of people feel the iris is the leading edge of government abuse. so i think that that is an issue that people are really going to focus on, more than the other two. host: president obama said he did not find out about that until the rest of us, newspaper reports. you talk about access to information. you said roosevelt understood he could be isolated by his staff and took pains to avoid it. he understood thoroughly the weaknesses of the staff system in the white house, wrote the former white house adviser for lyndon johnson. he saw to it that under no circumstances could people in his immediate vicinity controlled his access to information. guest: right. this is many years ago, so you did not have the information running at the velocity and the volume that it does now. the president could control the information or share the information more easily within the government then than is possible now.
of the scandals that we are talking about, benghazi, the scrutiny, i media think the irs is the one that most people have more resonance with. everybody deals with the irs in some way, and a lot of people feel the iris is the leading edge of government abuse. so i think that that is an issue that people are really going to focus on, more than the other two. host: president obama said he did not find out about that until the rest of us, newspaper reports. you talk about access to information....
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inknow how difficult it is benghazi. then congress makes the decision to freeze federal pay to men and women in afghanistan, who are in iraq, who went to benghazi, their pay is being frozen for the third consecutive year. talk about taking care of your personnel. "zero dark the movie thirty"? >> no. >> the team that track down osama bin laden, their pay has been frozen. there is a scene in the movie where seven cia employees are killed. i went to a memorial service for them at the agency. those to replace them, their pay has been frozen for three years. that is a mistake. if the senate bill is enacted in its current form, your total funding levels will be more than a -- one other thing -- we stand ready to reprogram. if there is something that comes up we can reprogram, we will reprogram it to give the ability to move around to make sure you're taking care of personnel. if the senate bill is enacted, or total funding bills will be more than half a billion below the freeze. at a level, what do you cut? do you have the fle
inknow how difficult it is benghazi. then congress makes the decision to freeze federal pay to men and women in afghanistan, who are in iraq, who went to benghazi, their pay is being frozen for the third consecutive year. talk about taking care of your personnel. "zero dark the movie thirty"? >> no. >> the team that track down osama bin laden, their pay has been frozen. there is a scene in the movie where seven cia employees are killed. i went to a memorial service for...
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every time they see benghazi, they do not know how many boards they are going to pull up. they do not know another one that i might see. there are other data programs do not know which -- no about. -- know about. over and over again, we hear the administration coming here and saying this to us -- they say, this is not illegal, and you need to change the law. we need to emphasize, part of this committee, just because something is not illegal, it doesn't mean that it is not wrong. we look at something, you cannot come in here and explain what this program does. you cannot tell us how many people are involved with it. you cannot tell us with a court is saying. this my question for you, there has to be an in normalcy -- in enormously large amount of people administering this program. can you tell us something that has not been disclosed to the congress or the american people question mark -- people? it is hard to believe that there has not been some abuses. what is your process for collecting that information and making sure that abuses do not take place? has anyone ever been
every time they see benghazi, they do not know how many boards they are going to pull up. they do not know another one that i might see. there are other data programs do not know which -- no about. -- know about. over and over again, we hear the administration coming here and saying this to us -- they say, this is not illegal, and you need to change the law. we need to emphasize, part of this committee, just because something is not illegal, it doesn't mean that it is not wrong. we look at...
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out for me, knowing the people in ben gazzie because i used to be stationed there and those people in benghazi who are half italians who were exceptionally cutting off women heads and throwing african women libians from the tribes into pits, i want to find out why are they taking our tax dollars and funding this sort of terrorist mentality to african people? let's see will be the butcher of africa. he has killed more african people than king leo pold. i will not be voting for him next time. host: and we'll leave it there. the "washington post" has this headline. host: th back to the phones. michigan, dennis on our line for republicans. you're on the "washington journal." caller: good morning sir. you have a fine program here. a couple things. one is i believe this is a good first step what the house is doing yesterday both in terms of the way the american system is established is that congress is making these decisions once the president reports the facts. obviously this didn't happen and he couldn't take the time he was doing it until he came back from all his overseas trips. but even more fu
out for me, knowing the people in ben gazzie because i used to be stationed there and those people in benghazi who are half italians who were exceptionally cutting off women heads and throwing african women libians from the tribes into pits, i want to find out why are they taking our tax dollars and funding this sort of terrorist mentality to african people? let's see will be the butcher of africa. he has killed more african people than king leo pold. i will not be voting for him next time....
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guest: the imminent threat of he was going that to exterminate the rebels in benghazi came up at the security council. russia and china did not use their veto to block military intervention. the outcome there was the toppling of the gaddafi government. , the syrianv -- the minister has russian foreign minister has spoken out against this. he never wanted to use this vehicle of the u.n. as the legal authority. the american, susan rice was very involved. she adamantly denies that there was any crime, but it was very clear. the last example that we could say was that there was a surprising breakthrough on the security council, and the result as been absolutely sort of retreat to the positions of goodwill. about thee talking u.n. with susan glasser, the energy of politico -- editor of politico. good morning, i want to ask your guest, since syria has been the topic of the nude, -- engaged, everyone is my question is the security council's of the u.n., would they ever consider inviting the head of google, twitter, facebook, since technology is such an advancement to the world itself, i was
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we need more marines in benghazi. there were requests for extra security, those requests were not honored. this was the anniversary of 9/11. it was libya, a country we knew we had al qaeda there. al qaeda and its affiliates are on the rise in northern africa. we did not give our ambassador in benghazi a marine detachment. we should not apologize for our values. look at all the various issues out there. the vice president talks about sanctions in iran. >> i would like to move to iran. there is really no bigger national security issue in this country. both president obama and governor romney said it will prevent iran from getting nuclear weapons even if that means military action. last week, former defense secretary said a strike on iran's facility would not work and could prove catastrophic, haunting us for generations. can the two of you be absolutely clear and specific to the american people how was that would military strike be? >> we cannot allow iran to gain nuclear weapons capability. let's take a look that where
we need more marines in benghazi. there were requests for extra security, those requests were not honored. this was the anniversary of 9/11. it was libya, a country we knew we had al qaeda there. al qaeda and its affiliates are on the rise in northern africa. we did not give our ambassador in benghazi a marine detachment. we should not apologize for our values. look at all the various issues out there. the vice president talks about sanctions in iran. >> i would like to move to iran....
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we plan to bring you live coverage of benghazi during that reak. the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. the chair lays before the house a communication from the speaker. the clerk: the speaker's room, washington, d.c., september 18, 2013. i hereby appoint the honorable doug lamalfa
we plan to bring you live coverage of benghazi during that reak. the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. the chair lays before the house a communication from the speaker. the clerk: the speaker's room, washington, d.c., september 18, 2013. i hereby appoint the honorable doug lamalfa
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host: i want to go back to benghazi. what will we hear from the ministration on that question what happened during those attacks? guest: now that the election is over, we will be hearing more from the independent investigation on this. but most likely the discussion of this is going to be initiated by republicans. this is not something the obama administration is eager to bring up again. what they are looking toward is syria and iran, and that is what they want to be able to concentrate on. if it is ambassador rice who is nominated to the secretary of state, this is an issue that will come up again in the purposes of debate over a nomination and may come up with another nominee as well. senator john kerry has defended ambassador rice and therefore may be asked to explain that if he were nominated. to the extent -- i do think primarily between now and the end of the year, the debate will be focused on domestic, economic, and fiscal issues. host: let's go to foreign policy because "the washington times" as this headline --
host: i want to go back to benghazi. what will we hear from the ministration on that question what happened during those attacks? guest: now that the election is over, we will be hearing more from the independent investigation on this. but most likely the discussion of this is going to be initiated by republicans. this is not something the obama administration is eager to bring up again. what they are looking toward is syria and iran, and that is what they want to be able to concentrate on. if...
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be in harm's way from time to time, but no one is defending the set the policies we had our around benghazi. i applaud the clinton for wanting to testify on her watch. she looks great yesterday. i hope she is well. i have worried about her health for years because of her punishing schedule. i think she will testify and we will learn what she knew, what she thinks, and the state department -- because i served under foreign policy board -- has taken a set of corrective steps, and they will never do perfectly, but we would do substantially better than we must do substantially better. host: the pictures of her meeting when she received a helmet from her staff as well as a football jersey with the number 112, the number of countries she has visited as secretary of state. guest: i am up there as she is, and no sleep, beating on airplanes, not enough exercise is not a good recipe to stay healthy. hillary, are you listening to me? host: independent caller in georgia. caller: thanks. i want to ask if she would elaborate on how john brennan will orient the cia to meet the obama administration's haiti
be in harm's way from time to time, but no one is defending the set the policies we had our around benghazi. i applaud the clinton for wanting to testify on her watch. she looks great yesterday. i hope she is well. i have worried about her health for years because of her punishing schedule. i think she will testify and we will learn what she knew, what she thinks, and the state department -- because i served under foreign policy board -- has taken a set of corrective steps, and they will never...
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a lot of people in the benghazi area do not like the green book because they think it is heresy. this is something to keep an eye on. host: i want to get your quick response from this op ed. guest: ha. the effectiveness of bombs is only to destroy other military equipment but they can also have the unintended consequences which may be a blow back to us. if you have a cruise missile going along at 550 miles per hour to zipping in and out of buildings, there are unintended consequences. when you have an f-16 dropping bombs into a city to take out tanks, considerable unintended consequences. what happens after the bombs are dropped is going to be the most important part of this business. how do we help the libyans who have never had democracy or freedom? if you go back as far as the romans and the phoenicians when they controlled the shores of tripoli, there was no democracy since then. the italians and their brutal occupation which killed 100,000 people did not give it to them. now that they want it, it is going to be very difficult to move forward with this. host: paul sullivan, a
a lot of people in the benghazi area do not like the green book because they think it is heresy. this is something to keep an eye on. host: i want to get your quick response from this op ed. guest: ha. the effectiveness of bombs is only to destroy other military equipment but they can also have the unintended consequences which may be a blow back to us. if you have a cruise missile going along at 550 miles per hour to zipping in and out of buildings, there are unintended consequences. when you...
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consulate in benghazi may not have had heightened security. do you think this could have been handled better either before or after the attack could >> i do not know the details, but i am sure the answer to that question is yes. when something goes wrong, there is always something you could have done better. april 2007, there was a shooting at virginia tech, the most significant crime in the history of the state, and i had just landed in japan on a trade mission, and i got on a plane and flew back, and i spent time dealing with the breeding members of that community, and i said we would put in place a panel of people that have no connection to virginia tech, and we will have them turn it upside down so we can minimize the chance of anything like that happening again. we can minimize that chance. we found a lot of things that could have been done better. it required us to make significant changes to the mental health laws and to people who were adjudicated for being mentally ill and getting firearms. there were things that have gone wrong, and
consulate in benghazi may not have had heightened security. do you think this could have been handled better either before or after the attack could >> i do not know the details, but i am sure the answer to that question is yes. when something goes wrong, there is always something you could have done better. april 2007, there was a shooting at virginia tech, the most significant crime in the history of the state, and i had just landed in japan on a trade mission, and i got on a plane and...
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. -- in benghazi. i want to apologize for what happened here a good it happened in the city i live in. it is a shame, and what makes it very difficult for me, i knew chris personally for a number of years. we played tennis together, and i remember when he came back from libya, we were going to play a game of tennis together, and he was going to be the next ambassador of libya. i said, you are the right man in the right place in the right time. he loved libya. he rarely leaves the revolution day and night, and he is a libyan champion. how this incident happened, why the libyans tried tune in to protect new foreign diplomats -- tried to help protect foreign diplomats, unfortunately, i believe there is one main reason behind it, that we have no organization. we have no decisionmaker to take care of security without police, without intelligence, we do not need to do anything, and this is the message i am very concerned about with the prime minister. if we had no way to protect our people, we would not be a
. -- in benghazi. i want to apologize for what happened here a good it happened in the city i live in. it is a shame, and what makes it very difficult for me, i knew chris personally for a number of years. we played tennis together, and i remember when he came back from libya, we were going to play a game of tennis together, and he was going to be the next ambassador of libya. i said, you are the right man in the right place in the right time. he loved libya. he rarely leaves the revolution day...
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a lot of republican senators objected because of the benghazi situation. you'll recall there was an attack on the consulate on september 11th. initially the administration said it was because of an protest of an anti-islam film that got out of hand. that's what susan rice said five days after the attack. it turns out it was a pre-planned terrorist attack. so a lot of criticism over what she said immediately after the attack and basically republicans use that had to sink the prospect of her nomination. >> host: is it unusual since she wasn't formally nominated for her to be the subject of floor speeches and committee hearings and her nomination being talked about so heavily? guest: it's happened before but not like it's happening right now. susan rice's nomination was basically sht down before she was nominated and we have a similar situation. talk of chuck hagel might be nominated. well, he has a lot of critics over in the senate too particularly among the republicans and they appear to have shot down his nomination. now it's considered unlikely. so he got
a lot of republican senators objected because of the benghazi situation. you'll recall there was an attack on the consulate on september 11th. initially the administration said it was because of an protest of an anti-islam film that got out of hand. that's what susan rice said five days after the attack. it turns out it was a pre-planned terrorist attack. so a lot of criticism over what she said immediately after the attack and basically republicans use that had to sink the prospect of her...
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isn't the best way to give them a no-fly zone and let them establish themself as the libyans did in benghazi? >> yes, sir, that would be a way to do that. >> the flow of jihadists into the country continues unabated. the revolutionary guard is on the ground. >> they are on the ground and bring in other foreign fighters. >> the russians are providing weapons. >> yes, sir. >> would you call that an unfair fight? >> right now assad -- >> we refuse to do something. >> there are regional partners that we have that are taking action. >> many of those weapons are going to the wrong people. >> yes, sir. >> let me switch to afghanistan. what was your recommendation for the troop levels? >> we did not use numbers. we want to know what conditions we are expected to do. 34,000, which i do support so long as the pace left them there through the fighting season. >> did that happen? >> it. did. >> what about the residual force? >> my recommendation is for 13,600 forces. >> how many nato? >> around 50% of what we provide. >> back to iraq. are you concerned about the unraveling of iraq with the schisms betwe
isn't the best way to give them a no-fly zone and let them establish themself as the libyans did in benghazi? >> yes, sir, that would be a way to do that. >> the flow of jihadists into the country continues unabated. the revolutionary guard is on the ground. >> they are on the ground and bring in other foreign fighters. >> the russians are providing weapons. >> yes, sir. >> would you call that an unfair fight? >> right now assad -- >> we refuse to...
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a senate committee report on the benghazi terrorist attack produced by the senate homeland security committee is faulting the state department for failing to adequately respond to mounting security threats. the report says the facility was woefully under protected at a time when the region, according to adopt a provision, was " flashing red." the chairman and ranking member of the committee, senator joe lieberman and susan collins of maine, released a report at a news conference this morning. you can hear it later in our programming schedule. those are some of the latest headlines on c-span radio. >> c-span has a laudable objective coverage as far as the elections, so i really tune in to see c-span to see a lot of the debate coverage as well as the presidential elections. c-span also has a variety of programs that show the hearings on the hill, weather is the house and senate intelligence, homeland security hearings, i really to an end to those. there are great coverage. -- i really tune in to those. c-span is underrated. anytime i can watch c-span 1, 2, and 3. any number of topics, anything
a senate committee report on the benghazi terrorist attack produced by the senate homeland security committee is faulting the state department for failing to adequately respond to mounting security threats. the report says the facility was woefully under protected at a time when the region, according to adopt a provision, was " flashing red." the chairman and ranking member of the committee, senator joe lieberman and susan collins of maine, released a report at a news conference this...
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i think likely given the problems over the benghazi attack, i would say john kerry. leon panetta would like to stay on i am told. timothy geithner definitely is leaving. in terms of who takes the position, there are a lot of possibilities. i think barack obama is interested in bringing someone into the inner circle with a business background. he definitely need that. irskin bowels might come in. he was the chief of staff under bill clinton. he and alan simpson free of the debt and deficit commission. this is the document president obama famous we thank him for and put it on the shelf and did not do much with it. host: american universities did it come isabelle rhoda joins us now. caller: mayor bloomberg endorsed president obama. many liberals would say he has not played a strong enough role. do you believe president obama will be a stronger leader in environmental policy? guest: this is definitely something that should have mentioned before, climate change. this is something he has said previously that he wants to pursue more vigorously in the second term. i think th
i think likely given the problems over the benghazi attack, i would say john kerry. leon panetta would like to stay on i am told. timothy geithner definitely is leaving. in terms of who takes the position, there are a lot of possibilities. i think barack obama is interested in bringing someone into the inner circle with a business background. he definitely need that. irskin bowels might come in. he was the chief of staff under bill clinton. he and alan simpson free of the debt and deficit...
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the president for joining nato and other arab country in preventing gaddafi from massacring people in benghazi. but the bottom line, we cannot afford to and should not be going around the country anytime there is a bad thing happening in using our young men and women in uniform to change the outcome. maybe you think about it from time to time. bill clinton is still haunted by intervening in rwanda. was not a simple issue, but we have to get away from being the world's policeman. young people dying, and we are sending a hundred billion dollars on the military and security. we cannot afford that, going forward. there is no such thing as democracy in a box. we of s spent hundreds of years figure out democracy in this year. countries have to struggle. we fought a brutal revolution. we cannot impose a. people need to buy into and fight for their own democracy in places like libya. host: jim himes, thank you for being there. we will talk more about economic policy with john campbell. but first an update from c-span radio. >> jon huntsman says the obama administration pace of troops drawdown in afgha
the president for joining nato and other arab country in preventing gaddafi from massacring people in benghazi. but the bottom line, we cannot afford to and should not be going around the country anytime there is a bad thing happening in using our young men and women in uniform to change the outcome. maybe you think about it from time to time. bill clinton is still haunted by intervening in rwanda. was not a simple issue, but we have to get away from being the world's policeman. young people...
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the other thing for now, we have had representation of the benghazi wherein gauzin people can communicate with the government directly and get a quick response. we're also asking governments to have consequences in those cities -- consulates in those cities. a few others. the british will also do the same. many of them will do that. and they hope the u.s. will do that. we are also planning and have had some of the major operations going. for example, the resources department, the huge department. it does -- it is in charge of the river, a man-made river. it is a huge project. also, of the resources. this will be located there. it is a big operation. we will do more. anre also working on electronic government project. this will definitely be quite helpful in decentralizing the operation. we will do things in a way that will call for the libyan individual, and hopefully we will take care of this at this time. the private sector, just before coming here and i had a meeting with 30-40 libyans in the private sector, and this is not the first time. a couple of my colleagues on the cabinets met
the other thing for now, we have had representation of the benghazi wherein gauzin people can communicate with the government directly and get a quick response. we're also asking governments to have consequences in those cities -- consulates in those cities. a few others. the british will also do the same. many of them will do that. and they hope the u.s. will do that. we are also planning and have had some of the major operations going. for example, the resources department, the huge...
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when the state department speaks, we have murray hearth and susan rice telling us about benghazi and other stories that we know are not true. we have an administration that tells us things that are not true. my question for many americans is how do we trust this government? guest: i worked in the george w. bush administration at the white house. i had to deal with this issue firsthand. how do i trust my government and the president i swore to serve and who i wanted to succeed, especially after 9/11, who was selling the american people a bill of goods based on the agenda-driven desires of groups, particularly in washington, to say that we should believe then that saddam hussein had nuclear weapons and we should invade the country, never mind killing however number of iraqis and americans killed and terribly named. we should do that based on their evidence. evidence that mr. dubowitz represents today, they know better what saddam hussein had. i saw that firsthand. today, what i think isn't so important an opportunity we have, is to get iran to negotiate and agree to. it is the only way
when the state department speaks, we have murray hearth and susan rice telling us about benghazi and other stories that we know are not true. we have an administration that tells us things that are not true. my question for many americans is how do we trust this government? guest: i worked in the george w. bush administration at the white house. i had to deal with this issue firsthand. how do i trust my government and the president i swore to serve and who i wanted to succeed, especially after...
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when the libyan people demanded their rights and muammar qaddafi's forces bore down on benghazi, a city of 700,000, and threatened to hunt down its people like rats, we forged with allies and partners a coalition that stopped his troops in their tracks. and today, the libyan people are forging their own future, and the world can take pride in the innocent lives that we saved. and when the lord's resistance army led by joseph kony continued its atrocities in central africa, i ordered a small number of american advisors to help uganda and its neighbors pursue the lra. and when i made that announcement, i directed my national security council to review our progress after 150 days. we have done so, and today i can announce that our advisors will continue their efforts to bring this madman to justice, and to save lives. it is part of our regional strategy to end the scourge that is the lra, and help realize a future where no african child is stolen from their family and no girl is raped and no boy is turned into a child soldier. we've stepped up our efforts in other ways. we're doing more to
when the libyan people demanded their rights and muammar qaddafi's forces bore down on benghazi, a city of 700,000, and threatened to hunt down its people like rats, we forged with allies and partners a coalition that stopped his troops in their tracks. and today, the libyan people are forging their own future, and the world can take pride in the innocent lives that we saved. and when the lord's resistance army led by joseph kony continued its atrocities in central africa, i ordered a small...
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they have had to look through this ridiculous benghazi inc.. they just got us to this. are just ate people the forefront. it is horrible. the way he is putting it into context i think it is very well. i agree with them. >> we go now to dan from berkeley. good morning. >> hello. go ahead. >> secondarily i would like to ask a question regarding your analysis of whether the united states would be better off to possibly have ended up on the shia side of the fence in terms of cold war allies. it would be the iranian revolution. the russians ended up developing a stronger relationship. there is a cold war element. >> let me jump in. >> thanks. i lived there for some time. i am neither sunni nor shia. my family was christian. i am a secularist. i am neither one of these. the sunni tribe is real and invented. you can see it in various places, particularly among religious fanatics. we have witnessed what has happened in iraq and in lebanon. it is also invented in the sense that that division has not explained wars or peace over the years. extremists always use this device for th
they have had to look through this ridiculous benghazi inc.. they just got us to this. are just ate people the forefront. it is horrible. the way he is putting it into context i think it is very well. i agree with them. >> we go now to dan from berkeley. good morning. >> hello. go ahead. >> secondarily i would like to ask a question regarding your analysis of whether the united states would be better off to possibly have ended up on the shia side of the fence in terms of cold...
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herb.jeremy we've been talking about benghazi. the house is coming into session. they are to be debating the rules on the continuing resolution, funding of the government and d funding of obamacare. the senate is doing a hearing on efficiency. the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. the chair lays before the house a communication from the speaker. the clerk: the speaker's room, washington, d.c., september 19, 2013. i hereby appoint the honorable jason t. smith to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. signed, john a. boehner, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the order of the house of january 3, 2013, the chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leaders for morning hour ebate. the chair will alternate recognition between the parties with each party limited to one hour and each member other than the majority and minority leaders and the minority whip each, to five minutes but in no event shall debate continue beyond 11:50 a.m. the chair recognizes the gentleman from
herb.jeremy we've been talking about benghazi. the house is coming into session. they are to be debating the rules on the continuing resolution, funding of the government and d funding of obamacare. the senate is doing a hearing on efficiency. the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. the chair lays before the house a communication from the speaker. the clerk: the speaker's room, washington, d.c., september 19, 2013. i hereby appoint the honorable jason t. smith to act as speaker pro...